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Para vs Appwrite: catalog facts
Para	Appwrite
Freemium Free and open source to self-host; Erudika also offers hosting that is free to start.	Freemium Free to self-host; Appwrite also runs a managed cloud service.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Persistence, search and caching handled in one server Multitenant, with separate storage per app	Auth, database, storage and functions in one platform Self-hostable with Docker
Requires a JVM environment and backing services to run at scale Smaller community than mainstream backend platforms	Running it yourself means operating several services Aimed at developers rather than non-technical users
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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